Got sick again over the weekend. I felt fine Friday, and Saturday afternoon was getting ready for girls night, and my throat felt raw. It got worse as the night progressed, and by 8:30, I couldn’t speak. Yesterday I barely had a voice to speak, I could talk softly or whisper, but that was it. I started coughing phlegm last night, and am still coughing it up today. So maybe it’s on it’s way out.

Saturday morning we did a trip to Home Depot, did not find brackets, but Geoff bought a motion sensor flood light for the backyard. For nighttime bbq-ing and security. (I have found brackets online, I just have to run them by Geoff to see what he wants to do). Saturday night I was able to go out to Chili’s while Elijah was babysat. It was nice to hang with the girls and no baby! Will have to do it again, and ideally I won’t be sick next time.

Missed church, because I didn’t want to germ up the nursery (and oh yeah I couldn’t talk). Da Bole was okay, not the most exciting game, but it was fun to hang out with Chad & Khara again. They lent us a DVD to watch, Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin – The Untold Story. I don’t know when we’ll watch it, as we are still tackling House season one.

Tonight is Skating With Celebrities, and tomorrow night is brand new House (will Stacey choose House or Mark?), and Scrubs (with Zach’s main squeeze Mandy Moore).

Well I’m going to close with a quote from America’s Sweethearts.
Eddie: I’m a paranoid schizophrenic. I’m my own entourage!

Hope you have a great day, and a fantastic year ahead! Looking forward to seeing you this year, either up there or down here. 🙂

Love YBF!

We had so much fun with Chad & Khara last night, we were all laughing so much. Dinner was tasty, we played cards and shared stories, and capped off the evening by introducing them to the hilarious world of Robot Chicken. We kicked them out at 11:30pm. Chad didn’t even mind that Elijah threw up on him.

Tonight Geoff is playing poker with the guys, and I had been invited to go out to Chilis with the girls. We made plans to get a babysitter for the kids, but I think I’ll bring Elijah with me, as his cough might make the other parents nervous about him being alone with their girls. I don’t know how contagious he is, he’s had the cough for a few days, and he still has a bit of a runny nose.

No big plans for today other than that. I am pretty much done emptying all the receipt boxes into the filing cabinet. Yay! I may sway Geoff into a trip to Home Depot to look at brackets. He has a sword and we want to hang it on the wall, so I’d like to see what options are available to us.

I’m feeling better still today. My throat feels fine, I’m just a little congested. FYI, I didn’t take anything for it, except one day I took 2 Sudafed. I am a big proponent of letting my body fight things on it’s own. But if it ever gets serious, I do go see a doctor. I just don’t want my body becoming immune to drugs, so I limit my use of them. I want that for Elijah as well, but I’m more protective of him, and watch for signs that he needs medical attention. The big thing is a change in temperament. Yes he’s got a cold, but he’s still acting like himself. If he were lethargic, I’d be getting him in stat.

Before I sign off, just wanted to tell Athena, I am praying for you. Please don’t get stressed, and push to get what you need. 🙂

I’m closing with a quote from Mr. Holland’s opus.

Glenn Holland: Which instrument do you think you’d like to play?
Louis Russ: Well, I was kinda thinkin’ like… How about electric guitar?
Glenn Holland: Well, this is a marching band. The extension cord will kill us.

Monday is not a fun day
And Tuesday another blues day
Wednesday’s getting better
Thursday doesn’t matter
And Friday is the last day

And then it’s w e e k e n d, it’s weekend
w e e k e n d, it’s weekend
w e e k e n d, it’s weekend

-Arling & Cameron

I’m feeling much better today, thank you all for your prayers and concern. 🙂

One In A Million – Bosson
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – AC/DC
Mambo # 5 – Lou Bega
Take A Picture – Filter
Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin
My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) – Chilliwack
(Can’t Live Without Your) Love & Affection – Nelson
Come To My Window – Melissa Etheridge
Ghost In You – Mark McGrath
Wild Wild West – Will Smith

I did not get better, rather I got worse. An hour or so after I blogged, my whole back and neck just started to ache. That stayed with me all day and most of the night. My throat feels fine, I just ache, I feel warm & cold, and my head has a slight throb. The worst things about all of this is we had friends coming over Friday night, and I’ll have to reschedule. Also sucky about all this is Geoff is way busy at work, so I’m left with Elijah taking care of me. He, by the way, has a a cough. But if you don’t hear it, you wouldn’t know he’s sick by the way he tears through the house, laughing and playing.

I have a sore throat. I am less than thrilled, as I had big plans for the next few days. I am hoping it will fade by days end. Thank God we’re big tea drinkers, I can soothe myself all day.

I had booked Honey an appointment for tomorrow, when Elijah was healthy and I had the option of asking a friend to watch him for an hour while I go off. Now I will either have to take the sicky & a cat to the appt. or try to reschedule. I called the vet, and they are closed today. I feel bad calling tomorrow morning to cancel my appt., but look at the options. I will try to get in next Thursday if I can.

Skating With Celebrities time! Kurt was eliminated. I was bummed, but Kurt was the first to point out, he’s not suited for pairs skating, he’s too small. I thought they did alright, they performed one of their best numbers (his partner was Deborah Gibson), and they were only one of two couples who didn’t fall. Geoff doesn’t like olympic events that are judged, it’s too easy to be biased. He prefers if you have to beat a clock.

We have our hotel booked for San Diego, and the rest of the plans for CA are coming together awesomely, courtesy of Cindy. 🙂 I’ll probably be able to provide that info to those interested soon. We’ll be able to see some of San Diego, and see our friends there. The only places I’ve been to in SD are the zoo, and some beach we went to with Anna & Francesco. I went to Sea World as a child, but I don’t remember it much. Diane told me about a store downtown called the Seasick Giraffe, and I hope to see that. Their website is awesome, and I’m sure I’ll find something unique to add to my collection.

Saw the trailer for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (aka Pirates Of The Caribbean 2). Looks excellent, can’t wait! We’ll definitely make it to that this summer.

Well I want to try to vacuum today, so I’ll sign off. Please pray for Elijah and I to feel better, and for Geoff to stay healthy.

I’ll close with a quote from Benny & Joon.
Joon: Some cultures are defined by their relationship to cheese.

Date: Sunday, Feb. 5
Time: 3:30pm (MST)
Where: Our Place
What: Superbole Party!

Since the expression “Super Bowl” is protected, and can not be used by anyone other than the Super Bowl people, it’s a Superbole Party!

Now I wonder if it’s too early to start planning an Olympic Party. 😉

Man, why are weekends only two days long? 🙁

Yesterday we took a trip down to Cherry Creek, were lucky enough to get a table at Peet’s and enjoy some warm beverages. It was pretty windy out, so walking around wasn’t all that fun. We went into Sears where Geoff drooled over power tools, and I looked at garden stuff. Mostly neat things I could put in the backyard. I always remind myself I don’t have to have everything now, we’re going to be in this house for a while, so I can slowly transform areas to better suit my taste. Next we hit Bed, Bath & Beyond, where we bought a better rice cooker. Our old one would spill rice fluid because the glass lid had no seal to hold it tight. We bought a Zojirushi, which Geoff says is a good brand, and it got good reviews online. Here’s what it looks like:

We also picked up a coffee carafe (or airpot if you like), to keep coffee warm and off the element when we have company over. Our friends like to drink coffee (we do too), and it’s nice if you can keep it from burning.

I took Gary in for a car wash yesterday. I was going to hand wash him, but as I mentioned it was windy, and we were concerned that the water in the driveway might have frozen overnight, making for unpleasant driving.

Well, I should get ready for church. We watched Jaws last night, so I’ll close with a quote from that.

Ellen Brody: Martin hated the water. He won’t go in the water and he sits in the car when we go on the ferry to the mainland. There’s a clinical name for what he has, I think it’s…
Brody: Drowning.